Cantonment, Florida

Cantonment is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, Florida, United States.^[1] It is located north of Pensacola, south of Molino, and centered around Highway 29, and extends to the Perdido River to the west, and the Escambia River to the east.

Cantonment, Florida
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°36′30.7″N 87°20′23.91″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Escambia
Elevation [1]	148 ft (45 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	32533
Area code	850
FIPS code	12-10225[1]
GNIS ID	279994[1]

History

In 1814 Andrew Jackson camped his troops in what is now the Cantonment area.^[2] This is also how the town received its name, as a cantonment is a temporary quarter for troops.

Over the years, however, the pronunciation of the town's name has changed to differ from the pronunciation of the word cantonment. Locals generally refer to the community as "can-tone-ment."

Geography

Cantonment is located in Escambia County, in the western Panhandle of Florida. It is bordered by Pensacola to the south, with its southern border generally considered to be Kingsfield Road, and bordered by Molino to the north, with its northern border generally considered to be Barrineau Park Road. Cantonment is surrounded to the west and east by the Perdido River and Escambia River respectively.

Demographics

Cantonment is located within the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Notable people

• Jay Bell, Major League Baseball Shortstop
• Steve Campbell, college and high school football coach
• Travis Fryman, Major League Baseball Shortstop, Third Base, Manager
• Graham Gano, National Football League kicker
• Derek and Alex King, American murderers
• Loucheiz Purifoy, current Canadian Football League and former National Football League cornerback
• Fred Robbins, National Football League defensive lineman
• Don Sutton, Major League Baseball Pitcher